Kirchhof v. United States

HOWELL, Judge.

Plaintiffs sue to recover $14,593.58 on behalf of the F. J. Kirchhof Construction Company, and $7,798.58 on behalf of Kirchhof’s subcontractors, representing extra-labor costs incurred in the performance of a lump-sum construction contract entered into with defendant on November 30, 1945, for the remodeling and extension of the United States Mint at Denver, Colorado. The increased costs resulted from payment by plaintiffs of wage rates to certain classifications of laborers and mechanics employed on the project which were higher than the rates specified in the contract…